“We are very closely communicating with China about the virus,” Trump wrote on his microblog on Twitter.

He noted that "in the United States there are very few cases, but they are closely watched."

“We have offered China and President Xi (Jinping. - RT ) any help needed. Our experts are great! ”- added the US President.

Earlier it was reported that the Chinese authorities in 2020 will direct 60.33 billion yuan ($ 8.75 billion) to combat new type of pneumonia.

Academician of the RAMS Dmitry Lvov, editor-in-chief of the journal “Issues of Virology”, director of the State Research Institute of Virology of the RAMS, assessed the situation with the spread of coronavirus in an interview with the FBA “Economics Today”.